Steam pressing-board.



R. H. BALL.

STEAM PRBSSING BOARD.

APPLIGATION FILED 11112.30, 19Go.

Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

witwwoeo RICHARD H. BALL, 0F LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.

STEAM PRESSINGBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mal. 8, 1910,

i Application filed March 30, i909. Serial No. 486,715.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD H. BALL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Lawrence, in the county of Essex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in SteamPressing-Boards, of which the following is a specification. t

This invention relates to steam pressing boards designed for the purposeof steaming garments during the pressing operation, and one of theprincipal objects of t-he invention is to provide a simple andconvenient device upon which a garment may be placedfor pressing, saiddevice being hollow' and designed to be filled with hot water, the topof the device being perforated to permit the steam to pass through theperforations and through t-he fabric stretched over the top to assthrough the garment during the pressing operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container for hot waterprovided with a hinged cover, said cover having a series of openingstherethrough and means for clamplng upon the cover an ironing cloththrough which the steam from the container will pass up through theopenings in the cover and through the garment being pressed, means beingalso provided to carry off the water after 1t has become cold.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is a. top plan View of a steam pressing board made inaccordance with my invention, the ironing cloth at the top of one endbeing shown broken away to illustrate the construction of the top of thepressing board. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on theline 2--2 of Fig. l, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral l designates an elongated box orcasing having a waterproof lining 2 of metal or other similar material.Hinged to the top of the box or casing is a cover 3 forming a pressingboard, said cover being provided with a series of openings 4 of varioussizes and shape, said openings extending entirely through the thicknessof the cover and being separated by intermediate bars 5. Placed over thecover or pressing board 3 is a felt or flannel layer 6, and upon the topof this layer is a cover or ironing cloth 7 forming a proper surface forplacing the garment upon the same for presslng.

An angular' clamping border 8 made of metal of the required gage visplaced over the two'layers 6 and 7 to-hold the same over the top of thepressing board 3. This clamp 8 may be readily removed whenever it isdesired to change the ironing cloth 7. A faucet 9 extends through oneend of the container or casing and may be utilized for drawing ott thewater when it has becolne cold.` i'

The operation of my invention may be briefly described as follows: Thetop or cover 3 is swung upon its hinges a to permit hot water to beplaced in the casing or container, the faucet 9 being closed. The cover3 is then closed, and a garment placed upon the top of theironing cloth7 may be pressed, and at the same time the steam from the hot water willpassup through the. openings 4 and through the garment Ybeing pressed,thus moistening the garment and sponging the cloth. The hot water willremain in proper condition for use for several hours and can be readilywithdrawn through the faucet 9 whenever it. is desired to again ill thecontainer with hot water.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my invention is of simpleconstruction, is very durable and eflicient for its purpose and can bemanufactured at low cost.

The herein described p A vice comprising a rectangular elongated hotwater container', a discharge faucet extending into said container atone end near the bottom thereof, said container having a metal lining, acover forming the pressing board hinged to the top of said container andprovided with a series of longitudinal and transverse openingstherethrough 'to permit steam from the hot water in the container topass out and through a garment to be pressed on to said cover, anironing cloth secured to the surface of the cover, and a removableangular clamp surroundingthe. cover for holding the ironing cloth inposition.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD H. BALL.

Witnesses:

DUNCAN Woon, THOMAS TRIPP.

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